Research
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Theoretical Astrophysics and Observational Astronomy Gravitational waves and their electromagnetic counterparts; cosmic explosions and other transients; compact objects, including accretion and outflow processes; dynamics of star clusters; formation and dynamics of extrasolar planets; cosmology and galaxy formation; interstellar medium and star formation; the Galactic center and other nuclear black holes; instrumentation from sub-millimeter to x-ray wavelengths |
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Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic and molecular trapping and cooling, coherent control, applied optics, quantum computing and cryptography, precision tests of the standard model |
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Complex Systems and Biological Physics Neural networks, protein-DNA interactions, chaotic fluid flows, liquid interfaces |
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Condensed-Matter Physics: Theoretical and Experimental Calculational materials physics, nonlinear and quantum optics, ultra-low-temperature physics, nanoscale physics, thin films, superconductivity, NMR studies, magnetism, superconducting qubits and their application to quantum information and foundational tests |
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Particle Physics: Theoretical and Experimental Neutrinos, dark matter, charm mesons, new physics and the standard model at the LHC, QCD and electroweak physics, lepton flavor, low-energy tests of fundamental symmetries |